Telegram-herald., 1887-05-06
THE STATE FIREMEH
CLOSE CT rHslR CONVENTION.
AaausI Parade ana Review 81 the Or4ad
Hsplas Department fls EoEiBs
Hoses Isspe sd-i optss
Dlscasssa Yesterday

Ttsre sas saotleg laFgs attendants of
delegates AZ the Flssme1s eongeation yes
tsrdag mora.ls. T. = Chandler. Who Tep-
fsssnls TIE Csmws.i fife Alarm Company
q Sew York. erected al a'sEm znd two
pul4 boxes ia TIE rear OF lie hAE 10 Illus
tate the system now ia use in this eity
Ds,r0.t an4 o.hss c.Nss IL
The STATE. The dslegstes eI-
smiued The apparatus with considerable
interest Agents 81 tue o,heE exhibits were
allowed to eKpisfa the beaenls 0l tbelF
goods za1 xppal---s. Ihs following aoa-
lg4rv membsfs we're elected. I. W
Naaehn. Detroit A j. Sutherland, Battle
Greek R0osrt Many, Caczgo. = Barnes.
IraYers- Citv. BsrI Edwards. Boston. u. ;.
Newell isisto.
Chisl Z. T. Irland. OF Piainwel. read a
paDes on Fireman az Fraternity. ~
which b. proyedr.s necessity a. We! - the
importance Of the Arsmen meeting together
and ,aA ~ a. interest IN eacs oiher sad
their eIrerience.f A 4. Wright followed in
a few REMARKS o. the same top.e and en-
G5Tssd tue sentiments of the speaker who
preceded him
ChlsfJ. &. B0llet. Of Battle Creek, read
a. essay or The best mods Of nght1g
q IRE" in which ne favored attacking the
flames from the wiudward side.
A T Stevenson, of Paw Paw. read long
paper. 81 which he advanced the idea that
In large fires large streams are preferable.
Marsnal LEMON read paper on "Prscti-
cal Hydranfsn tie favored double valves
~ the bottom. and dwelt IL length on z fsv-
orlble experience win the hydrants IN use
in this city.
Nearly all OF the afternoon was taken up
b7 the visitors 81 Witnessing tue annual
parade of he Grand Rspids Fire Depart
ment and visiting the engine houses. u
was thought By many hat on account OF
the drizzing rain the parade would &c post
poaed. bu, promptly al the hour an
nounccd the DEPARTMENT appeared on Canal
street The procession was an attractive
one and Was headed By the PatTiarchal
Circle band and a squad OF policemen. The
hremen never appeared to better ajyant-
are their uniforms were bright ana clean
sid every button WAS brilliant. The ap-
paratus had received special attention tor
this OCCASION. The steamers were polished
very carefully and the hose carts and IRE ex
tine uishers snd other apparatus looked as
clean Gs il they had been new and jus, ont
OF the fnishe.s hands. After going through
the escrined rOuts the procession halted 8
CSmpau Place, where they were arranged
in line for inspection. The Board
Of Public Works and the
Board Of Police aui Fire Commission
ers viewed them from distance and seemed
very much satisfied with tne sight The
visitors were pronounced IN expressions Of
admiration, and the Grand Rapids Fire De
psrtmeut can without any exhibition OF
egotism feel proud Of the appearance they
made yesterday.
The inspection was over in twenty five
minutes. after wkicn the departments de
parted in a galiop 20 their different engine
houses.
After the dismissal Of The parade the
Police and Sire Commissioners ac-
ACCOMPANIED bg many Of the visiting fire
men visited the different engine houses
Thsv were well pleased 80 the exhibition
and u WIS certainly one that reflects credit
OF the Department. ~ each engine house
the horses we-e hustled out snd hiiched to
an apparatus. The following is the record
OF the time made: Engine House No. l.
Isgraye-st. : 2-5 seconds
Engine House No. ? Barc.sy-st. l.
seconds.
Engine House 40. 3. scribner-st. I2
seconds.
Engine House No 4. Kent-st. 2-5 sec
ouds
Engine House No. 5. Canal and Leonard
SIS. 8 seconds.
Eng.ae House No. 6, Grsndvile-ave., Il
seconds
Engine House 70. :, JefFerson-st 61-5
seconds. The difference ia time may be
attributed 10 the inrt that the distance
covered by the horses vas greater in some Of
f1e engine houses than IN Others Nearly
g. o. The delegates returned 20 their homes
oa tie evening trains.